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The latest census gives interesting information about the immigrant population of the US, and it does not distinguish between citizens and ...

The landscape of Amsterdam is about to change. About a third of Amsterdam's red-lit windows for prostitutes will disappear from the city...

So my issues with fashion-deprived men could have been solved if Ashton Kutcher had just appeared a bit earlier on the scene. Now I know to...

Sydney got it first , and San Francisco's awaiting its order for a new ferry to Alcatraz. Aussie Robert Dane's invention, however, g...

Think practicing is repetitive? Be glad you're not the woman in a Chinese toy inspection facility whose job is to stick a plastic spoon...

Steeplechasing as a sport? Sounds like what I do, although it's not even remotely like what I do.

In the vein of great architects like van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, Michael Graves is putting out his own distinctive furnishings -- such a...

Happy 25th birthday to the CD , which is only one year my elder but outnumbers me by about 200 billion. Cappadocia -- another reason to vis...

Anyone for wine tasting in Oklahoma or South Dakota ? The number of wineries in the US has more than doubled since 2000. Looks, I'm in t...

Chicken or the egg? For all my concern about minimizing my environmental footprint, I know I could be doing better by minimizing the energy ...

Despite the heinous exchange rate of 2 bucks to the pound, I did luck out in buying my Belgian chocolate before major price hikes . Quelle d...

In Cali, a house made of straw will spare you air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter, allow you to have European deep-set...

Cute and vaguely novel, but otherwise, what's the point of recording to your iPod ?

Front yard lawns ? I want one!

Speaking of mics, here's one for the real creeps .

One of the most logical campaigns I've heard of recently is Think Outside the Bottle , a nonprofit that challenges us to examine why we ...

Exactly how far can our government go to protect our so-called international security? Bring your attention to sections 1(a)(3), 1(b), 2(b)...

Germany's vast excess of traffic signs: The funniest news I've read in ages.